Category:Native American Deities

From Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers

A Hopi Pueblo

The veneration of ancient Native American deities was violently suppressed by European colonizers, who hoped to replace all Native religions with various denominations of Christianity. However, due to centuries of covert and overt resistance, knowledge of these deities and the ceremonies appropriate to their veneration have been partially retained and also deliberately revived as contemporary Native American traditions.

Although many non-Native people are interested in working with Native deities, there are cultural reasons to proceed with respect and caution. For instance, some tribes require that a person be a an indigenous or adopted member of their tribe before any mysteries of the religion are revealed. Simply reading a book or web page on anthropology or ethnology does not qualify one for membership.

The vast geographic range of North, Central and South America and the subsequent diversity of deities means that this list is only a small tribute to the traditions and cultures of Native people, and not in any way a claim to initiation or spiritual knowledge.

Popular Native American Deities

Apistotookii

Apistotookii is the creator deity of the Blackfeet nation...

Azeban

Azeban is the trickster deity of the Abenaki...

Bmola

Bmola is the bird deity of the Abenaki...

Gitche Manitou

Gitche Manitou ("Great Spirit" or "Great Mystery"), also known as Gizhe-manidoo ("venerable Manidoo"), Wenizhishid-manidoo ("Fair Manidoo") is the creator deity of the Algonquian-speaking peoples of North America. (Read More ...)

Gluskab

Gluskab is a protector deity of the Abenaki...

Igaluk

Igaluk is the lunar deity of the Inuit...

Iosheka

Iosheka is the Wyandot deity who created the first man and woman...

Kokopelli

Kokopelli is the fertility deity of the Hopi...

Malsumis

Malsumis is an evil deity of the Abenaki...

Muyingwa

Muyingwa is the kachinas responsible for seeds and their germination in the Hopi nation...

Nanook

Nanook is the Inuit master of the bears...

Narrivik

Narrivik is the sea mother who provides for the Inuit people...

Napi

Napi is the trickster spirit of the Blackfeet nation...

Pinga

Pinga is the goddess of hunt and fertility for the Inuit people...

Sedna

Sedna is the goddess of the sea and underworld of the Inuit people...

Tabaldak

Tabaldak is the creator deity of the Abenaki...

Tia

Tia is the Haida deity of peaceful of death...

Tirawa

Tirawa is the Pawnee creator deity who taught man fire-building, hunting, and religious rites...

Ta'xet

Ta'xet is the god of violent death of the Haida nation...

Torngasoak

Torngasoak is the Inuit sky god...

Wi

Wi is the Lakota supreme diety associated with the sun and bison...

Wohpe

Wohpe is the Lakota goddess of peace...

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Gitche Manitou